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Axeman Beeching’s myopia is cautionary lesson for HS2 policymakers

Cameron Roberts By Cameron Roberts Filed Under: Featured Posted: December 17, 2013

National bogeyman Dr Richard Beeching is not an obvious figure to turn to for inspiration, amid the white heat of the HS2 debate. But, writes Cameron Roberts, when it comes to the claims and counter-claims over cost-benefit estimates, his legacy warns us not to focus too narrowly on the economics. Complaining, as Colin Cram did […]

Tagged With: cost benefit, high speed, HS2, infrastructure, rail, railways, trains, transport policy, travel

So What Would You Do?

Colin Talbot By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted: February 24, 2009

In December I appeared as a witness before two Select Committees in the Westminster parliament: the Treasury Committee (TSC) which was responding to the government’s Pre-Budget Report; and the Public Administration Committee (PASC) which was investigating what standards of ‘good government’ might look like.

Tagged With: broadband, Civil Service, railways, Select Committees, spending, Whitehall

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